BULLITT COUNTY WELCOMES DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AND 85 NEW JOBS

FRANKFORT, KY, September 15, 2003 - Governor Paul E. Patton and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Gene Strong announced today that AEC One Stop Group will lease a 168,000 square foot warehousing and distribution facility in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky. As a result, AEC One Stop Group, a division of Alliance Entertainment Corp., will provide 85 new jobs to Bullitt County. The new facility will commence operations in December 2003.

"We are pleased that AEC One Stop Group has chosen Kentucky for its new distribution center," stated Governor Patton. "Their business is important to us and having them here means a great deal to this community and the Commonwealth."

Alliance Entertainment Corp. (AEC) is one of the nation's largest home entertainment product distribution, fulfillment, and infrastructure companies providing both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce home entertainment retailers with complete business-to-business solutions. Alliance offers an extensive product inventory including CDs, cassettes, videos, DVDs, video games and related accessories and merchandise. Alliance's core customers are major independent and chain retailers across the country including both traditional and Internet retailers. Established in 1990, Alliance is headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida.

"Kentucky has a proven track record for attracting national and global companies," said Strong. "What AEC sees in Kentucky is an economic environment and business climate that affords them an excellent opportunity to implement growth strategies."

Peter Blei, Chief Operating Officer, Distribution & Fulfillment Services Group said: "Bullitt County is centrally located for our distribution business with favorable freight services and easy accessibility to Louisville. We are pleased to partner with the state of Kentucky, Bullitt County and the city of Shepherdsville in creating new jobs for the community as well as creating a new distribution hub for our fulfillment business. We would like to thank the Mayor and City Council of Shepherdsville for their outstanding efforts on our behalf."

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is the primary state agency in Kentucky responsible for creating new jobs and new investment in the state. New business investment in Kentucky in 2002 totaled more than $3.2 billion with the creation of nearly 13,000 new jobs. Information on available development sites, workforce training, incentive programs, community profiles, small business development and other resources is available at www.thinkkentucky.com.